Last week, the government demanded $5.6 billion in taxes on profits made by Vale's foreign subsidiaries, plus penalties and interest, after what Vale described as "unfavorable rulings" at the administrative level.

Americans are wising up to how blatantly biased the media is, in light of the unbelievably slanted coverage of Obama vs.McCain. 45% have even realized that the media will hide stories they believe are politically unfavorable, which is absolutely true.

"In the case of animals with parted hoofs, when feeding in unfavorable situations a prodigious amount of foetid matter is discharged, and passes off between the toes; while animals with undivided hoofs, feeding on the same ground, become severely affected in the legs, from the poisonous plants among the pasture" [Whitlaw,